How do i know my VPN is working

Gary worley

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Hi
Tying to find out how i check if i am using my openvpn network.Tried netstat -i and got this.
:~# netstat -i
Kernel Interface table
Iface MTU RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR Flg
eth0 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BMU
lo 65536 80 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 LRU
wlan0 1500 409719 0 2 0 202545 0 0 0 BMRU
But im non the wiser.
Is there an easier way of finding out if i am using my openvpn network?
Does it automatically start when you boot up?
Network manager gives no clues it just names my provider, no options for vpn.
I also downloaded openvpn-network-manager but thats just the same as my normal network manager.
Tried if config got this.
eth0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 1c:1b:0d:7f:75:fd txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 80 bytes 6480 (6.3 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 80 bytes 6480 (6.3 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

wlan0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.0.16 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255
ether aa:3d:70:13:3a:e6 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 790489 bytes 1153859923 (1.0 GiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 2 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 389683 bytes 36325004 (34.6 MiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
But i still cannot work out if im using openvpn or not.
Can someone with more knowledge of networks please put me out of my misery.
Thanks
gary
 


You are in a vpn if you get other countries ads when you surf the internet.
 
Read this...thoroughly... https://lifehacker.com/how-to-find-...tter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2019-03-05

Be sure to click on the links further down the article to test if your vpn is leaking information to the very people you wish to keep that info from

Long read.....but very worthwhile.

and if you are looking for the best vpn...... https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-vpn-service/

Remember that these people are in this to make money. If your vpn is ultra cheap, then they are making their money by other means...eg, selling your info.
 
... and just to clean up, I am moving this to Networking, where it will get a wider audience.

Enjoy your Linux, Gary and

Avagudweegend, all :)

Wizard
 
There are many sites that telling you your IP such as "howcanyouseeme.org"
or try yify and you will see your IP in an vpn advertising section.
 
Thanks guys as usual this has been a great help. My vpn is not active. I will now follow your advice and get it sorted. Once again thanks guys
Gary
 
Check your IP address if its showing different ip then your VPN is working fine also you can check dns leak and IP leak test for checking your VPN, Personally I am using PureVPN and on linux and I do these tests frequently to test my VPN.

https://www.purevpn.com/download/linux-vpn
 

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